[Relation between intracardiac reflex effects on the rate of atrioventricular conduction and parameters of neural pathway stimulation].

Intracardiac nerves of the frog isolated heart were cut and the central or the peripheral end was stimulated. The atrioventricular (a-v) conduction was measured. The data showed that the intracardiac parasympathetic nervous system could induce both acceleration and deceleration of the a-v conduction, depending on the parameters of stimulation. Atropine blocked both the positive and the negative dromotropic effects whereas beta-adrenoblocking agent inderal was ineffective. The possible mechanism of the dromotropic effects observed are discussed.